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Seattle Center shouldn't be a staging area for the rich and famous
Its mix of public and private, arts and sports, has produced a hodge-podge not a plan. A Chihuly museum would be another blow to the public interest.
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Why J.D. Salinger's 'Catcher in the Rye' still provokes book bans
In 1951, the novel was anti-everyone. But the profanity and sex are pretty tame for these times. So why has it provoked adult outrage for so many decades?
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Singapore's national dish: Hainan chicken rice
Eating on the Edge: A few Seattle restaurants serve this simple dish, which is so popular in Singapore that one restaurant can go through 50 chickens a day.
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Downturn in the restaurant business hits Bellevue, too
But new openings on both sides of Lake Washington offer signs of hope for fans of fine dining.
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On the urban fringes: small farms arising
While big farms are slipping in number, Washington is seeing a rise in small farms, the main supplies of farmers markets. Developers are now treating a small farm as an attractive amenity, attracting those hooked on the FarmVille fantasy game.